Category: Economics
Ireland still off course on deflationary path to nowhere
Slí Eile 18/03/2010
Slí Eile: The assessment by the European Commission makes for chilling reading. It states: … Despite five consolidation packages adopted since …
Really, McCoy?
Michael Burke 16/03/2010
Michael Burke: In yesterday's Irish Times, IBEC's General Director Danny McCoy said wages increased much more rapidly in Ireland than in other …
Slash and Burn
Paul Sweeney 13/03/2010
Paul Sweeney: Michael Burke is correct in saying that competitive devaluation does not work. It does not matter what so many economists think, or …
The fallacy of competitive deflation
Michael Burke 11/03/2010
Michael Burke: One of the key planks of government economic policy is the notion of 'competitive deflation'. It has another airing here, where it is …
The debate begins
Michael Burke 09/03/2010
Michael Burke: The Open Letter is being discussed over at Irish Economy. Two interesting counter-thrusts, which are not entirely new. One is that the …
All the wrong options have been pursed: open letter in today's Irish Times
08/03/2010
28 economists, social scientists and economic analysts (many of them familiar to PE readers) have written an open letter, published in today's Irish …
EU 2020 Strategy
Paul Sweeney 01/03/2010
Paul Sweeney: The European Commission’s Europe 2020 Strategy is an important long term plan. It replaces the Lisbon Agenda, another long term plan. …
Investment arguments gaining ground
28/02/2010
The imperative to increase investment as the mechanism for an economic recovey - and to close the public deficit - is begining to gain ground among …
Ireland's private debt - is it time to default?
An tSaoi 26/02/2010
An Saoi: The Central Bank estimates that Irish private debt is €372,000M. The funding of this massive amount is rapidly going to become the key …
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